Yoga Diet

Trauma-Informed Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Assault provides a comprehensive overview of how to offer yoga to survivors of sexual assault in a safe, effective, evidence-based, and healing way. Zahabiyah A. Yamasaki, founder of Transcending Sexual Trauma through Yoga, draws on the framework of trauma-informed care and trauma-informed yoga program development and curriculum, while also weaving in personal narrative and inspiring survivor stories.

When treating a client who has suffered from interpersonal trauma - whether chronic childhood abuse or domestic violence, for example - talk therapy isn't always the most effective course. For these individuals, the trauma and its effects are so entrenched, so complex, that reducing their experience to a set of symptoms or suggesting a change in cognitive frame or behavioral pattern ignores a very basic but critical player: the body.

Presenting ways in which Restorative Yoga can contribute to healing emotional wounds, this book invites yoga teachers, therapists and practitioners to consider the psychological impact of ethnic and race-based stress and trauma. It aids in the process of uncovering, examining and healing one's own emotional wounds and offers insight into avoiding wounding or re-wounding others.

Everyday activities becoming more challenging? Longing to regain flexibility and strength? This guide is your dedicated companion on this journey. Adapt to age-related changes with practical exercises and mindfulness techniques.

It is without question: the popular notion of yoga as a wellness practice is highly biased towards the feminine gender; thus, despite knowledge of its immense benefits, most men are reluctant to indulge in a practice society highly considers feminine in nature. Well, here is the news flash: yoga is not gender specific; nor is it religion specific. Yoga poses immense benefits to the entire human species irrespective of gender, age, level of flexibility, fitness, etc.

He aquí una minuciosa reconstrucción de los orígenes y transformación del yoga, desde sus primeras formulaciones hasta la actualidad. Lejos de centrarse en una sola concepción, repasa los variados desarrollos del yoga en un extenso recorrido que va del sur de Asia a Iberoamérica. Nutrido de las investigaciones académicas más actuales y escrito en un estilo sencillo, los autores presentan un panorama amplio y riguroso de un fenómeno muy divulgado, aunque no siempre bien comprendido.

Exercise remains accessible at any age. It's all a matter of recognizing your limits and abilities—and working with them, rather than against them. Chair yoga provides the perfect opportunity to get moving while limiting the risk of injury and improving flexibility. Going beyond the physical movements, this guide addresses the importance of all aspects of wellness with tips and tricks for making the most of the resources you have available to you.

Sometimes known as royal yoga or sahaja marg, Raja yoga represents Swami Vivekananda's classic interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The author details the path of meditation and control of the mind, gives a scientific treatment of yogic philosophy, describes methods of concentration, psychic development, and how to ultimately liberate the soul from the prison of the body.

The chakras can be thought of as the sense organs of the ethereal body, and this audio represents a fascinating introduction to each chakra and its role in our lives and relationships. The discussion draws on Western scientific discoveries and psychology to explain the chakras system and its effects on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of our lives.

A modern and easy-to-understand introduction into the underlying principles of Yoga philosophy and Advaita Vedanta. Advaita Vedanta is one of the four Yoga Paths, the yoga of Knowledge. Its understanding is that Yoga is nondual consciousness. That there is only one reality, and you are that.

In Retox, health expert Lauren Imparato strips yoga down to its anatomical principles, offering practical tips for fast relief. Then, drawing from a variety of disciplines - from psychology to nutrition to Tibetan philosophy - she designs no-nonsense strategies and delicious recipes to combat the most common challenges of modern life: stress and anxiety, low energy, back pain and headaches, hangovers, PMS, sleep deprivation, and much more.

Learn how to bring Āyurveda and Yoga together, in a meaningful and thoughtful way, that turns Yoga practice into Āyurvedic medicine. Learn how to create more potency with three unique approaches for bringing Āyurveda into Yoga classes, how to create classes that go beyond poses, and how to use Āyurveda to balance specific aspects of students’ lives. The ancient wisdom and knowledge provided by Yoga and Āyurveda can inspire and revitalize your personal practice and classes. Join Mona in blending two powerful, brilliant Vedic sciences to deepen the practice of both!

In Sanskrit, yoga means to “yoke.” To yoke mind and body, movement and breath, light and dark, the good and the bad. This larger idea of “yoke” is what Jessamyn Stanley calls the yoga of the everyday—a yoga that is not just about perfecting your downward dog but about applying the hard lessons learned on the mat to the even harder daily project of living. In a series of deeply honest, funny autobiographical essays, Jessamyn explores everything from imposter syndrome to cannabis to why it’s a full-time job loving yourself, all through the lens of yoke.

Yoga Nidra allows you to experience a deeply relaxed daydream state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep. This meditation will guide you through eight steps: intention setting, sound, body, breath and thought awareness, creative visualization, gratitude, and surrender. Your entire body, mind, and nervous system will gently get guided to a coherent state of deep relaxation, as your brain-wave activity will lower to alpha, delta, or theta brain frequencies, triggering the relaxation response and the functioning of your nervous and endocrine system.

"Spherical Sounds as Perfect Background Music for Wellness Areas - A Hammock for the Soul: Wellness, Meditation, Sauna, Yoga, Spa, Ayurveda". Fascinating sounds create a unique sound environment for relaxation and meditation, for movie sound tracks or background music. The recordings provide extreme high fidelity and excellent high-end mastering. "Hammock for the Soul" has a truly amazing effect on the body. The soft mix of dreamlike music and soft natural sounds allows us to rest and completely let go.

"Yoga Nidra 1": Yoga Nidra ist eine systematische Methode, um vollkommene mentale, emotionale und physische Entspannung herbeizuführen. Die Übung wird üblicherweise in Shavasana ausgeführt (auf dem Rücken liegend), aber auch im Sitzen verliert sie nur wenig an Wirksamkeit. Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich. Bei dieser Yoga Nidra Übung wurde absichtlich auf Visualisierungen verzichtet. Sie ist daher auch für Menschen geeignet, die stark introvertiert sind oder unter Depressionen leiden.

Insomnia is reaching epidemic proportions: more than half of us will suffer from a sleep problem during our lifetimes. In this practical, compassionate guide, renowned yoga teacher and sleep specialist Lisa Sanfilippo shows how to sweep out sleep saboteurs and rest wreckers, putting in place sustainable strategies that will boost your energy during the day and help you access a good night's rest.

Attention all yoga teachers and wellness pros - are you overworked, stressed, and struggling to grow your business? If you feel overwhelmed in your career and lack self-fulfillment, Secrets of the Six Figure Yoga Teacher can help you reignite your passion and live the wellness career and lifestyle of your dreams. Get your time back. Get your life back. Grow your yoga business.

Patañjali's Yoga Sutras is generally regarded as the most authoritative yoga book. This consists of a set of 196 Indian sutras ("threads") composed 1,700 years ago. Such threads or aphorisms have been collected by the Indian sage Patañjali and offer advice for a positive and purposeful existence.

Nadia Gilani has been practising yoga as a participant and teacher for more than 25 years. Yoga has saved her life and seen her through many highs and lows; it has been a faith, a discipline and a friend, and she believes wholeheartedly in its radical potential. However, over her years in the wellness industry, Nadia has noticed not only yoga's rising popularity, but also how its modern incarnation no longer serves people of colour, working-class people or many other groups who originally pioneered its creation.